The three largest children’s hospitals in Michigan are joining forces in a significant effort to address inequities in how pediatric patients are treated, according to a July 13 Detroit Free Press report.
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How Cleveland Clinic takes clinician ideas from the bedside to the boardroom
Cleveland Clinic Ventures Partner Todd Schwarzinger told Becker’s the health system’s venture capital arm is taking a “wait and see” approach to some of the artificial intelligence startups taking the healthcare world by storm.
2 companies recall more than 1K ventilator products
About 1,060 ventilator products between two companies are recalled because of the risk of serious injury or death, the FDA said July 13.
Mississippi system announces layoffs
Tupelo-based North Mississippi Health Services will eliminate some jobs, ask some team members to consider reassignment to a different job, and reduce hours in some jobs to improve the organization’s financial picture, according to a message sent to em…
10 recent hospital and health system M&A updates
From the delay of UCHealth and Parkview’s proposed combination, to Aspirus Health and St. Luke’s signing a letter of intent to affiliate, here are 10 hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions updates Becker’s reported since July 5:
How OSF is streamlining its digital marketing strategy
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is piloting a partnership with digital healthcare marketing company Abundant Healthcare Acquisition to use two of its software tools to aid patients seeking care.
CDC, HHS prep for commercialization of COVID vaccines
The CDC and HHS are gearing up for the transition of COVID-19 vaccinations into the commercial market and are urging providers to place their orders before the transition occurs on Aug. 3.
Texas Children's Hospital moves business systems to Oracle's cloud
Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital has moved seven of its business systems to Oracle’s Fusion Cloud Applications Suite.
Why prior cancer should not eliminate patients from clinical trials
A research letter spearheaded by an associate professor at the UT Health Houston School of Public Health argues that those who had cancer have similar survival rates as new cancer cases, and prior cancer should not be grounds to exclude a patient from …
Millions of personal records unprotected in flawed telemedicine application software
QuickBlox, a software development framework used in telemedicine and finance, was found to have several critical security flaws, according to a joint study from computer and network security research firms Check Point Research and Claroty Team82 publis…
